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Hughes, Brenda; Sullivan, Karen A.; Gilmore, Linda – Prospects, 2022
Neuromyths are distorted ideas from neuroscience about the brain and learning. This critical review synthesized data from nine educational neuromyth studies that: (a) used a specific established measure, (b) were published in English, and (c) sampled qualified (in-service) teachers. The total sample comprised 5,259 teachers from 16 countries on…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Neurosciences, Learning Processes, Brain
Semercioglu, Melike Güzin; Kalkan, Hüseyin – Online Submission, 2021
Even though the educational researchers have developed and implemented various educational strategies to teach the concepts of the phases of the Moon and the formation of the lunar eclipse more effectively, many studies conducted by them in recent years reveal that the teachers still do not understand the causes and scientific processes related to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Astronomy, Teaching Methods
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Racionero-Plaza, Sandra; Flecha, Ramón; Carbonell, Sara; Rodríguez-Oramas, Alfonso – Qualitative Research in Education, 2023
Scientific literature about neuromyths has proliferated in the last few years. However, there is a gap of knowledge around neuroedumyths. While neuromyths are based on hoaxes about the brain, neuroedumyths use neuroscientific concepts but state consequences for education that are false. This article presents, for the first time, research about…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Neurosciences, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Yalcin, Fatma Aggul; Yalcin, Mehmet – Science Education International, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine Turkish primary teacher candidates' conceptual understandings of gases. In this study, a survey approach was used. The sample consisted of 240 primary teacher candidates. As the data collection tool, a questionnaire of six questions consisting of three open-ended and three multiple choice was used. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Doruk, Muhammet; Çiltas, Alper – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2020
The purpose of this study is to reveal the concept definitions and examples of pre-service elementary mathematics teachers regarding sets. In this context, students' formal definitions, personal definitions and examples in sets were investigated. Concept of equal sets, subsets, union, intersection, compliment, and difference were considered as…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Elementary School Mathematics
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González, Orlando – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2021
Many studies have reported on the influence of teachers' conceptions of variability on different aspects of their professional knowledge for teaching statistics and their classroom practices. However, research on these kind of conceptions is still scarce, particularly in Latin American countries like Venezuela. In an effort to help fill this gap,…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematical Concepts, Knowledge Level
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Basaran, Semra Tican; Sidekli, Sabri – European Educational Researcher, 2021
The purpose of this study is to reveal the views and recommendations of the preschool and primary school teachers on the literacy preparation in Turkish preschool education. The study is designed as phenomenological research. The participants of the study are 12 preschool and 9 primary school teachers who have been teaching actively in the western…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, School Readiness, Preschool Children
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Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke; Harfitt, Gary James – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
This study explores the professional learning of ten pre-service teachers from Hong Kong and ten host teachers in a school in China who participated in a teaching abroad project. The participants' professional learning during the project is conceptualised within five knowledge domains of quality teaching for the twenty-first century: personal,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Educational Quality, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
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Torbeyns, Joke; Verbruggen, Sandy; Depaepe, Fien – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) importantly contributes to instructional quality and student outcomes. We aimed to complement the limited insights into preservice preschool teachers' PCK, and its association with opportunities to learn (OTL), during teacher training. We offered 162 first-to-final-year preservice preschool teachers…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Dunn, Karee E.; Skutnik, Anne; Patti, Christine; Sohn, Brian – Action in Teacher Education, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how pre-service teachers perceive, understand, and feel about Data-driven decision making (DDDM), as well as the impact of targeted, persuasive instruction on those constructs. According to conceptual change theory, learners sometimes hold knowledge, feelings, and beliefs that may be…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Data Use, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Alnahari, Maram M.; McGinley, Vicki A.; Bolton, David L. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2020
Identifying autism early is important if children are to receive the services they need to allow them to function in society. It has only been relatively recently that the Saudi Arabian educational system has acknowledged children with autism's learning challenges as a significant problem. Many practicing and preservice teachers may have…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Santarone, Doris; Abney, Angel Rowe; Samples, Brandon – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2020
Research indicates that a large percentage of students have misconceptions of the equal sign and that this can be detrimental to their mathematical pursuits as they progress through algebra. In order for students to develop a strong understanding of the meaning of the equal sign, algebra teachers must be aware of the viewpoints their students will…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Symbols (Mathematics), Algebra
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Awad, Nayif Adil; Salman, Esmael; Barak, Moshe – European Journal of STEM Education, 2019
The insufficiency of teachers who teach integrative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses is a major challenge facing science education today. Many teachers lack adequate expertise to combine disciplines and choose effective instructional approaches. This study examines how and to what extent teachers might succeed in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
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Nkanyani, Tebogo E.; Mudau, Awelani V. – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to explore the teaching of senior phase of Natural Sciences with a focus on the Planet Earth and beyond knowledge strand. A qualitative case study design was used. Semi-structured interviews and observations were employed to collect data from two purposefully chosen teachers. The results of the study showed that some…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Science Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competencies
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Kurz, Terri L.; Yanik, H. Bahadir – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2019
Elementary pre-service teachers in an upper-division algebra mathematics content course explored graphing through the use of Calculator-Based Rangers™ (CBRs). This study explores how they used the "Distance Match" feature of the technology to engage in algebraic thinking. Operating CBR technology, pre-service teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
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